PRIVATEEYE
Set to 4 different clues across 4 published puzzles, most often “Philip Marlowe or Sam Spade” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 20 April 2010.
10 letters
Every clue on record, most used first
- Philip Marlowe or Sam Spadeonce
The New York Times — Tuesday, 20 April 2010
- Nicholson role in "Chinatown"once
The New York Times — Thursday, 27 March 2003
- Sam Spade, e.g.once
The New York Times — Tuesday, 11 April 2000
- Gardner's Paul Drake, e.g.once
The New York Times — Saturday, 4 March 1995